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Scott, T.E. (Ted) McMillan LLP
(416) 865-7183 ted.scott@mcmillan.ca
Mr. Scott is a senior corporate partner who carries on an active business law
practice with an emphasis on mergers & acquisitions, private equity, joint
ventures and strategic alliances. He has broad experience assisting clients
in the negotiation, establishment and operation of joint ventures in the infra-
structure space.
Schyven, Melissa Stikeman Elliott LLP
(416) 869-5232 mschyven@stikeman.com
Ms. Schyven is a partner in the Real Estate, Energy-Power and Banking
& Finance Groups. Her practice focuses on commercial real estate as well
as a variety of banking transactions with an emphasis on project and acquisi-
tion finance. She also acts for developers and lenders with respect to power
generation matters including renewable energy.
Sandrin, Larry R. Bennett Jones LLP
(604) 891-5142 sandrinl@bennettjones.com
Mr. Sandrin's practice includes real estate components of, and major gov-
ernmental approval processes in, PPP infrastructure projects. These have
included several of British Columbia's most prominent transportation,
healthcare, educational, utility and community recreational projects.
Sanderson, Laurie J. Gowling WLG
(613) 786-0169 laurie.sanderson@gowlingwlg.com
Ms. Sanderson is a recognized expert and trusted advisor on issues unique
to commercial leasing. She takes a practical results-oriented approach to all
matters. Her clients can count on a level of service that is matched only by
her expertise.
Sallée, Clémentine Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
(514) 982-4077 clementine.sallee@blakes.com
Ms. Sallée practises in the area of infrastructure, project finance, construc-
tion and procurement law. She advises on the development and preparation
of tenders, drafting and negotiation of partnership and other commercial
agreements on infrastructure projects and clean energy ventures; and on
the administration of the design, construction and/or operational phases
of such projects.
Sadikman, Jacob Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
(416) 862-4931 jsadikman@osler.com
Mr. Sadikman's practice focuses on commercial aspects of the electricity
sector, specializing in renewable energy. He advises clients on power genera-
tion projects and related assets across multiple technologies and on other
electricity infrastructure across Canada. He also maintains a specialty
advising on regulatory aspects of commodities and derivatives trading
and marketplace matters.
LEXPERT-RANKED LAWYERS
by a team of in-house counsel including Charles
Côté, Jérôme Paradis, Cathy Bédard, Marie-Mi-
chèle Desrochers, François Girard, Jean-François
Lord, Lise Proulx and Kathleen Laroche, com-
pleted by Julie Gagnon of Société québécoise des
infrastructures.
e team was assisted by Stein Monast L.L.P.,
with a team comprised of Michel Demers and Vin-
cent Girard.
e Autorité régionale de transport métropoli-
tain (ARTM) was represented by Nicolas Leblanc
of Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP. ARTM
oversees metropolitan public transit and is respon-
sible for integrating the REM within the Great
Montréal Area's transit network. e agreement
governing this integration includes the payment
mechanism for the transport services provided by
the REM and the provisions governing the pub-
lic transit services transporting commuter to and
from the REM stations.
Fasken advised ARTM with respect to the inte-
gration agreement, the purchase of certain ancil-
lary assets, as well as certain financial contribu-
tions to the REM project by ARTM, including the
remittance of proceeds of a public transit royalty to
finance a portion of the REM.
NEW TORONTO
COURTHOUSE PROJECT
On February 22, 2018, Infrastructure Ontario,
reached financial close with EllisDon Infrastruc-
ture NTC General Partnership to design, build,
finance and maintain the New Toronto Court-
house Project.
e New Toronto Courthouse will bring
together many of Toronto's Ontario Court of Jus-
tice criminal courts.
It will include: a barrier free environment, video
conferencing, closed-circuit television, courtroom
video/audio systems, a single point of entry and the
first learning centre in an Ontario courthouse.
e courthouse will be designed and built
to meet the Canada Green Building Council's
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
(LEED) rating system, with a goal of achieving
LEED Silver certification.
e New Toronto Courthouse project is being
delivered using an Alternative Financing and Pro-
curement model.
e contract is valued at approximately $956.4
million, which reflects the payments made during
construction, the substantial completion payment,
and the monthly service payments before inflation
adjustments. is figure doesn't reflect total pro-
ject cost.
EllisDon Infrastructure NTC General Partner-
ship's team members included EllisDon Capital
Inc. as equity investor, EllisDon Design Build Inc.
as construction contractor and NTC Service Pro-
